TOW met Boston guitarist and singer songwriter Marissa Nadler ahead of a show at London’s Bush Hall. Armed with guitars and a weighty transistor, she plays solo and after years of struggling with stage fright, she says: ‘It’s worth getting over it’.
We talk about breaking out on her own with this eponymous album on her Box of Cedar Records, the joy of ‘getting’ finger-picking right for the first time, her unique sound and, like everyone, having ups and downs along the way.
Unsure about continuing with touring after years of traipsing the globe, Marissa Nadler said she may consider this her last. But then in a tweet after the show at Bush Hall, she says, scrap that – the audience were so lovely, she’ll definitely be back. Gotta love London audiences – you guys did good!
Oh, and check out this gorgeous version and free download of Leonard Cohen’s Winter Lady which popped up on her soundcloud recently: